March 31, 1994 –Madonna appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman on this date. She dropped the f-bomb more than a dozen times, exchanged less- than-friendly barbs with Dave and then stubbornly refused to leave the set. This made the episode the most censored in American network television talk-show history; it also resulted inContinue reading “Madonna was quite naughty”
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I hope you’re not lactose intolerant
March 31, 1889 –French engineer Gustave Eiffel unfurled the French tricolor from atop the Eiffel Tower, officially marking its completion on this date – but its history, as we all know, dates back to Gallic times. Documents that have been carbon-dated to roughly 200 B.C. indicate that King Catatonix of the Hellatians decreed, for noContinue reading “I hope you’re not lactose intolerant”
One thin mint?
March 31, 1983 – All good things must come to an end: the sixth and final Monty Python film featuring all six member of the troupe before Graham Chapman’s death in 1989, Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life premiered in the US on this date. Sensitive to the young actors in the Every Sperm isContinue reading “One thin mint?”
The film Kubrick didn’t want you to see
March 31, 1953 –The war drama , Fear and Desire, Stanley Kubrick’s first feature film, premiered in New York on this date. Stanley Kubrick disowned the film soon after it’s release and wanted to make sure it was never seen again by not re-releasing the print. What he didn’t know was that Kodak when makingContinue reading “The film Kubrick didn’t want you to see”
Broken crayons still color
March 31 marks National Crayon Day. Crayola Crayons have been around for 123 years. The Crayola brand was born in 1903 when cousins Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith released the their first crayon box with its eight-count box that was sold for only a nickel. The average child will go through hundreds of crayonsContinue reading “Broken crayons still color”
Barbra’s second go around
March 30, 1966 –Barbra Streisand’s second television special, Color Me Barbra aired on CBS-TV, on this date. The concert was one of the first to be filmed in color. The technology was so new that when two of the three cameras broke immediately prior to the show, there were no parts available to repair them.
And you wonder why you’re tired all the time
We travel 2.5 million km a day around the Sun without realizing it. The Earth’s orbit travels around 2.5 million kilometres with respect to the Sun’s center, and around 19 million km with respect to the center of the Milky Way.
Little House on the Prairie movie premiered
March 30, 1974 The pilot movie for the long-running series Little House on the Prairie, starring Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Melissa Sue Anderson, and Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush, first aired on NBC, on this date. Adapted for television by screenwriter Blanche Hanalis. She would continue to receive a front line “Developed For Television”Continue reading “Little House on the Prairie movie premiered”
Confederate Honey premiered
March 29, 1941 – A very rarely seen Merrie Melodies cartoon (due it it’s racial stereotypes), Confederate Honey, directed by Friz Freleng, and starring Elmer Fudd, debuted on this date. This cartoon was originally planned to be an Egghead cartoon directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton. However, when Friz Freleng returned after leaving fromContinue reading “Confederate Honey premiered”
When album covers became an art form
March 30, 1967 –The Beatles visited Michael Cooper’s London photographic studio on this date and shot the most iconic album cover ever created. The cover of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was designed by Peter Blake and put together by Peter Blake and Jann Haworth, who painstakingly combed through hundreds of photos for monthsContinue reading “When album covers became an art form”
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